"It's our story, it's the patient's story. This is us, this is our collective efforts at work and in life and in art... it speaks of courage, speaks of hope." https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/this-saskatoon-icu-nurse-says-his-art-represents-our-struggle-1.5343478

"There is no way around the truth that they are doing harder work than many of us will see in our lives...The torch which illuminates our community's ideas of courage and duty shines brightly in their hands, and its light is theirs alone." https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/opinion/2021/04/06/lets-memorialize-our-local-nurses-before-its-too-late/7088509002/

"The survey found that at least 13 per cent of RNs aged 26-35 said they are very likely to leave the profession after the pandemic."
https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/almost-95-per-cent-of-ontario-nurses-reporting-high-stress-levels-rnao-study-3595234

Listening to this ep with Dr. Claire Betker from 2019 and coming away with good advice:

1. When someone taps you on the shoulder, step up.
2. Your best mentor may not be who you report to. Proactively search for the right one.
3. Be a lifelong learner.

https://nurseleaders.ca/podcast-claire-betker/

"Nurse participants in the feasibility study described the 2020 study results as 'eye opening' and said it gave them a deeper understanding of what their patients were going through emotionally and physically." https://news.cuanschutz.edu/nursing/want-to-get-better-tell-me-your-story